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Seattle Art Museum Guards Are Trying to Unionize, But It Hasn’t Been Easy

by Amber Cortes April 21, 2022April 21, 2022

Some workers at the museum say they’ve experienced “aggressive union-busting tactics” since organizing.

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Beware, Mosquitoes Are Most Attracted to These 4 Colors

by Jasmine Liu February 15, 2022February 15, 2022

Whether a mosquito bites you might have a lot to do with the colors that you’re wearing, researchers say.

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The Anarchist-designed DIY Heaters Saving Lives of Unhoused People

by Amber Cortes February 3, 2022February 7, 2022

The Portland-based group Heater Bloc has created tent-safe heaters that cost only $7 to build.

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Two Artists Charged With Faking Indigenous Heritage to Sell Art

by Valentina Di Liscia December 14, 2021December 14, 2021

Lewis Anthony Rath and Jerry Chris Van Dyke, who separately sold their work at two Seattle galleries, could face prison time for violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.

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The Curious Emergence of Two Mermaid Museums in the US

by Hakim Bishara September 29, 2021September 29, 2021

Two museums, one in Berlin, Maryland, and another in Aberdeen, Washington, are both self-funded women-led projects.

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Refract Spotlights Glass Artists in the Pacific Northwest

by Refract: The Seattle Glass Experience September 21, 2021September 21, 2021

This annual festival celebrating creative uses of glass returns to Seattle this October with more than 60 local artists.

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Statue of Nisqually Environmentalist and Tribal Leader Will Represent Washington at US Capitol

by Sarah Rose Sharp April 26, 2021April 26, 2021

Billy Frank Jr. spent his life examining and advocating on behalf of treaty rights and environmental protections.

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Ed Bereal: The Most Important Activist-Artist You Don’t Know

by Alexandra Vlak Cipolle August 26, 2020November 5, 2020

At 83, Bereal is known as a habitual disturber of the peace. That’s not how he’d describe himself, however. “I’m a landscape painter,” says Bereal. “I’m painting the socio-political landscape.”

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A Police Officer’s Tattoo Has Ignited Debate Over Nazi Symbol

by Hakim Bishara June 29, 2020November 5, 2020

Viral photos show Nat Small, a police officer in Walla Walla and former US Marine scout sniper, with a tattoo featuring the double lightning bolt symbol associated with the Nazi SS corps (Schutzstaffel).

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Frye Art Museum Workers Say Layoffs Motivated by Union Busting

by Hakim Bishara April 13, 2020

Donning face masks and gloves, and standing six feet apart, workers picketed the Seattle museum, saying two union representatives were unjustly targeted.

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Nature-Inspired Artworks Tap Into the Dark Side of the Psyche

by Lindsay Costello April 10, 2020April 9, 2020

Rebecca Brewer’s complex and dynamic compositions hint at the murky depths of psychological and emotional experience.

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A Gallery Prioritizes Care in a Historically Black Seattle Neighborhood

by Mia Imani Harrison March 13, 2020March 14, 2020

Also acting as a space for community gathering, Wa Na Wari offers a long-term solution against gentrification and displacement as vehicles of white supremacy.

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